Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, is located to the south of the entrance to Heritage Canyon. Both family-friendly attractions share dates and operating hours for the City of Fulton Christmas Walk. The Nature Center is open from noon to 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
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Join us for a “daylight into dark” Christmas Walk at Heritage Canyon on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from noon to 6:00 p.m. Explore our festive village, at 515 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL. There is no admittance charge. However donations are gratefully received. Ride the free Jolly Trolley from
Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, is assisting two organizations who make Christmas joyful for local children: Helping Hands and Morrison Fire Department. Individuals or groups are invited to support the toy drive with donated gifts.
Enjoy a “Holiday Luau” collection of events throughout the day, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, as Morrison, IL, hosts its annual Christmas Walk and Lighted Parade. Below are listed related events on Friday through Sunday this week. Morrison businesses, organizations, food and beverage locations, and churches have much to
Janet Fisher, Morrison, IL, submitted this 2024 Thanksgiving weekend report. Jim and Janet Fisher celebrated Thanksgiving with two International guests from the University of Chicago, through the International Thanksgiving Fellowship program. “We have been a part of the Thanksgiving Homestay program since 1994 and have hosted students from 23
Editor’s note: Photographs published here are by Steven Siefken, Louise Wiersema, and the Editor. Daughter Michele Beswick and long-time Assistant/fan Chad Starbuck crafted an historical PowerPoint slideshow of Beswick’s vehicles; it displayed on screens during the event. Outside Ebenezer Reformed Church, viewing of a McCormick Farmall Tractor and the
The report was submitted by Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader. The Thursday, November 14, 2024, American Red Cross blood drive was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL, from noon to 5:45 p.m. Thank you to the Church for allowing
Editor’s note: Tractor Supply Co. hours are Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tractor Supply Co. Manager Mike Everly met his goal “for a November 30, opening,” on Small Business Saturday. Also, the store opened on time at 6:00 a.m.; closing would be
The Black Box Theatre, located at 1623 5th Avenue, in downtown Moline, IL, 61265, will present the extraordinary story of the Christmas Eve truce in World War I. The setting is the Western front on Christmas 1914. Out of the violence of war comes a silence, then a song.
Morrison Community Hospital Marketing Director Mick Welding stated, “The hospital Groundbreaking Ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 5, 2024, in the parking lot at the corner of Knox and Jackson Streets. We will have cookies available under the tent. “This will not be a really long
Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, invites the community to prepare for Christmas, by attending its 4th Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2024. “Be Still, and Know That I Am God” is a free event, that will begin at 4:00 p.m. Featured are
At 8:00 a.m., The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, opened for Third Thursday, on November 21, 2024. Outside, the temperature was 31°, and light snow would soon occur. However in the art gallery, the temperature, drinks, and conversations were warm among 22 visitors. Mona Milder stood with
President Leveda Ashlin submitted the press release. Mark your calendars for the second Annual Turkey Trot to benefit the Morrison Food Pantry, NFP. It will be held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, on November 30, 2024, at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Start time is 9:00 a.m.
Morrison Community Hospital Auxiliary, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will hold its annual “Bountiful Christmas Bake Sale” on Friday, December 6, 2024, in the main lobby. It is from 8:00 a.m.-to-1:00 p.m. Experienced shoppers know to come early for the best selection, because sell-outs are the norm. Karen Price
The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, will host “Third Thursday,” on November 21, 2024, (before the gallery doors open) from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Male and female community members are invited to relax in conversation. Enjoy free complimentary home baked goods and beverages. Third Thursday